“You could just leave,” I could hear my mother yelling from down the hall. She and my father were in another fight, something I had become overly familiar with. If they were not fighting, they were giving each other the death stare or avoiding the other person. Everyone could tell that they were not happy, yet they were convinced they had to stay together for other people. Apparently my mother had finally had it. “And whe...

When I woke up it was bright. Covering my eyes I stretched out and tried to gain control of my groggy brain. It was when my arm tapped into something that I was brought back to reality and I knew where I was. Laying next to me, sound asleep, was daddy. Memories of last night had come flooding back to me. I remembered the way that he kissed me, fireworks going off in my mind. The way that he held me against him on the couc...

Laying me softly against his bed, daddy walked over to his laptop and flipped it open. I did not bother to question what he was doing, I simply sprawled out against his sheets, for the second time today. “Daddy,” I said quietly, looking up at the picture of me in the corner of the bed. “I have to confess to something.” “What is it sweetie?” He asked as he began to play some slow music and made his way back over to the bed...

Daddy and I sat in silence at the dinner table after he confronted me. I was not sure what to say about what had taken place. How could I have been so stupid as to leave everything behind the way that I did? If he had not startled me the way that he did, things could have gone differently. Did I want them to go differently? “Do you think that we should talk about this, baby?” Daddy asked me, taking a small bite of his foo...

I lay in bed most of the next day and tried to figure out, in my head, what had happened the night before. Daddy left me alone for the most part, only checking in the morning if I would like for him to make me breakfast, I passed. It was not long before I heard him leave for the day. I was sure that he was not going to be back until early the next morning. He had been talking about this current job for the past week and h...

I could not figure out what I wanted but daddy helped me get it all straightened out. Since I could remember, it had been Daddy and I. We were thick as thieves, not letting anyone else into our world. Daddy told me that until I was out of the house and living my own life, his world revolved around me and I was glad for that. It worked anyways. We moved around a lot because of Daddy’s job and we didn’t have time to get to...

True love does not always mean together, just forever. I have been nervous many times in life, whether it be at a job interview or waiting for results to some test, but until today, I feel that I was not truly nervous in those moments. It was a feeling that I did not have a name for, so I called it nervousness. Today I learned the true meaning of the word nervous and it made me sick. For the past five years we had been ta...

written by Nellieneska, edited by atrain_alex89 Colby had been thinking about this day since they made the plan last night to have a picnic. He was never really known for being the guy to take a girl on a date, so he was nervous that he was going to fail at this completely, but he knew he had to try. Something about Isobel made him want to try. Colby was not a chef, so their picnic was comprised mainly of chips, a few san...

written by Nellieneska, edited by atrain_alex89 Hannah waited patiently outside of the bathroom as Brian finished up his shower. She had been thinking all morning about how she was going to say this to him and she was still unsure how it was going to come out. She knew it needed to be done though, whether she had the right words or not. A few minutes later Brian swung open the door and stepped into the hallway. When his e...

I felt it break with burning tears of something I expected. The stinging sensation ran through every opening my body held. Filled to the brim with a new experience in life, I’m ruined. No longer is there a purity about me that no one can touch. No longer am I safe from the dangers of the world. No longer can I live absent-minded in childish games of life. You awakened me. You destroyed me. You created me. Once a girl, now...

written by Nellieneska, edited by atrain_alex89 ” Colby pulled away from Isobel and quickly brought himself to his feet. The last thing that he needed was to piss her off more by over stepping whatever line he felt he had just crossed. She had been like a sister to him all of his life and he was sure that she felt the same way towards him. “I am so sorry.” he blurted out quickly, trying to think of a way to explain himsel...

written by Nellieneska, edited by atrain_alex89 Hannah was not interested in being cooped up inside of the house on this nice summer day. She had asked Isobel if she wanted to go for a walk and she said that she would catch up with her. Hannah was not sure if she would be able to find her, so she drew Isobel a map of where she was specifically headed. Isobel set it on her bed and then head to the shower. Brian, who had be...

written by Nellieneska, edited by atrain_alex89 Every year the Clark family goes on its annual summer vacation trip. They own a house out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by endless amounts of trees and a lake that spans on for miles. While on these vacations, it is rare to come across another soul, which is what they liked about it. They got to escape from the world and just have a little fun and relaxation before he...

I have a present for you when you get home, the text on my phone read. I was excited. Today was my birthday, but even so, I had to work. Just 'cause it was your birthday did not mean you got the day off, at least that is how my boss saw it anyway. There was too much work to be done to let someone capable of working have the day off. Oh yeah? What is is? I asked my husband, feeling that excitement in my stomach rise. My hu...

For as long as I could remember, I had admired my big sister. She was full of grace, confidence and just had this radiance about her. Whether it was the way her blond hair fell into her face before she pushed it back behind her ears or the way her entire face lit up when she laughed, she was something amazing. Over the years I watched her change from being a girl like I had been, into a woman. I knew from an early age tha...